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- Abdominal compartment syndrome: Diagnosis
- ABG values – Measured vs calculated
- ABG: COPD
- ABG: morbid obesity and vomiting
- ABG: Opioid effect
- ABG: Pregnancy
- ABG: Pulm embolism
- ABG: Respiratory acidosis/metabolic alkalosis
- ABG: Salicylate toxicity
- ACC/AHA guidelines for periop CV eval
- ACE inhibitors – Side effects
- ACE inhibitors: Mechanism of action
- ACE Inhibitors: MI survival
- ACE-I: Contraindication
- Acetaminophen toxicity
- Acetazolamide-lab findings
- Acetazolamide: mechanism of action
- Acetylcholine receptor anatomy
- Acetylcholine release – Physiology
- Acidosis: Nonanion gap DDx
- ACLS – ETT confirmation
- ACLS in pregnancy
- Action potential: Ion channels
- Acute mountain sickness Rx
- Acute septic shock
- Acute tubular necrosis – Dx
- Addiction: Definition
- Addiction: Risk factors
- Addison disease: blood chemistry
- Addison’s disease: Perioperative treatment
- Adrenal insufficiency: Lab finding
- Advanced multiple sclerosis: anesthetic drugs
- Aerobic vs. anaerobic glycolysis
- Age-related P50
- Aging – CNS changes
- Aging: Cardiovascular physiology
- Aging: Pulmonary physiology
- AICD malfxn: Causes
- AIMS – EMR
- Air embolism Dx
- Air embolism: treatment
- Air trapping: Ventilator management
- Airway assessment: Coexisting disease
- Airway fire
- Airway fire mgmt
- Airway innervation
- Airway: Pediatric vs Adult
- Albumin – Na+ concentration
- Albuterol vs ipratropium pharm
- Alpha blockers: Selectivity
- ALS: Anesthetic concerns
- Alveolar gas equation: Altitude
- Alveolar gas exchange
- Amb surg discharge: Delay
- Amb Surg: Discharge delays
- Ambulatory surgery costs
- Amiloride: Electrolyte effects
- Amiloride: physiologic effects
- Amiodarone side effects
- Amiodarone: hemodynamic effect
- Amniotic fluid embolus: Dx
- Anaphylaxis – Dx and Rx
- Anaphylaxis: Epinephrine treatment
- Anemia & coagulation
- Anemia compensation
- Anes drugs and IOP
- Anes management: penetrating eye injury
- Anes techniques: suspected MH
- Anesth. mgmt: Asthma
- Anesthesia for ECT: lidocaine effect
- Anesthesia techniques: 1st stage labor
- Anesthesia: uterine muscle tone
- Anesthesiologist drug abuse: Fentanyl
- Anesthesiologists: substance abuse
- Anesthetic absorption: regional anesthetic techniques
- Anesthetic uptake: Right-to-left shunt
- Anesthetic uptake: Solubility coefficient
- Anion gap acidosis
- Ankle Block: Analgesic distribution
- Ankle block: anatomy
- Ankylosing spondylitis: Epidural risks
- Ant cerebral art stroke effects
- Anterior hypothalamus injury: Sxs
- Anterior mediastinal mass: effects
- Antibiotic crossreactivity
- Anticholinesterase Poisoning: Rx
- Anticholinesterases in CRF
- Antiphospholipid synd – Mgmt in labor
- Antiplatelet drugs: Comparison
- Antithrombotic drugs – duration
- Antithrombotic drugs – Preop mgmt
- Aortic clamping: ischemia mechanism
- Aortic crossclamp: CV complications
- Aortic insufficiency: Hemodynamic treatment
- Aortic insufficiency: medical management
- Aortic stenosis: A fib Rx
- Aortic stenosis: Hypotension Rx
- ARDS – ventilator management
- ARDS: Optimal tidal volume
- ARDS: Prone position mech.
- Arginine vasopressin
- Arterial waveform: Peripheral vs. Central
- AS and arrhythmias
- ASA guidelines: sedation
- ASA Physical Status
- ASA PS Class 2 vs 3
- Ascending vent bellows advantages
- Ascites – Pulm Effects
- Ascites: PFTs
- Aspiration mgmt: LMA
- Aspirin toxicity: treatment
- Aspirin: platelet effect
- ASRA guidelines – Epid cath removal
- Asthma: Postpartum hemorrhage treatment
- Atelectasis during anesthesia: Etiol
- Atlantoaxial instability: causes
- Atrial flutter: Pharmacologic treatment
- Automated drug delivery devices
- Automated vs. Paper Anesthesia Records
- Autonomic dysreflexia – Risk factors
- Autonomic dysreflexia symptoms
- Autonomic Hyperreflexia
- Autonomic hyperreflexia risk factors
- Autonomic hyperreflexia: Signs
- Autonomic Innervation: upper extremity
- Autonomic neurotransmitters
- AV pacing: Hemodynamic effect
- AVM embolization/management
- Awake acute blood loss acid-base
- Awareness: Equipment issues
- Axillary block limitations
- Axillary block: complications
- Axillary block: Median nerve rescue block
